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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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